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Important
note: All of the passenger vehicles for which the Institute has
40 mph frontal offset crash test results are shown on this website.
The Institute tries to cover as much of the marketplace as possible
with this testing program. The vehicles represent a range of manufacturers
and the largest portions of new car sales. Please note that we do not
have crash test results for other vehicles, and we do not release information
in advance about individual vehicles (or categories of vehicles) we
plan to test. Check back with our site periodically or sign up on our
homepage for email notification of our news releases that cover new
crash test results.
In addition
to the 40 mph frontal offset test, a wide range of tests are performed
at the IIHS
Vehicle Research Center. They include:
LOW-SPEED
(BUMPER) CRASH TESTS Bumpers should protect car bodies from
damage in low-speed collisions, the kind that frequently occur in congested
urban traffic. But many don't. The Institute conducts four 5 mph crash
tests to assess bumper performance.
HEAD
RESTRAINT TESTS You know that safety belts and airbags restrain
occupants in a crash, but did you know that the thing on the seat that
many call a "head rest" is really a restraint that prevents
heads from snapping back in a rear-end collision? At least that's what
head restraints are supposed to do if they're well designed and properly
adjusted. Is yours? Find evaluations of head restraints in more than
2000 vehicles.
SIDE
IMPACT TESTS The Institute has conducted both side-into-pole and vehicle-to-vehicle
crash tests to demonstrate the effectiveness of side airbags that protect
people's heads as well as torsos.
See two
BMW 5-series, one with an airbag to protect the head and one without,
tested in 20
mph side-into-pole crash tests
News
release, December 14, 2000: Impressive crash test performance
for vehicles with side airbags that protect occupants' heads
Status
Report special issue: head protection in side impacts, January
6, 2001
Consumer
publications that provide more vehicle evaluation information:
Injury,
Collision & Theft Losses If you want to know which vehicles
have good, bad, or mediocre ratings for insurance injury, collision,
and theft losses, see this Highway Loss Data Institute publication.
Shopping
for a Safer Car The Institute often is asked to identify the
safest car. Truth is, the mythical car that will guard its occupants
from all injuries in all types of crashes doesn't exist. But there are
ways to select a safe vehicle. Check out this page to help you make
an informed decision.
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